Daniel was a textbook case of the second type of delusional person: one I call Aware Don’t Care. Whereas a Lost Cause’s primary issue is a lack of insight and no motivation to acquire it, the Aware Don’t Care know exactly what they’re doing—and the negative impact they’re having on others—but they act that way anyway. Why? They truly believe that their counterproductive (often borderline-abusive) behavior will help them get what they want. And therein lies their delusion. From Daniel’s perspective, he (wrongly) believed that cultivating fear helped him do his job better.
